Dr. Nathan Ivan Shapiro, MD

Where do I start? New patient, although he was pleasant, I felt very rushed. I definitely feel like he doesn't care too much about what the person has to say. I have been struggling with weight & recently found out my mother & all 3 of her brothers have Hashimoto which can be detected early with proper testing. I suggested a thyroid issue & he'd said he already checked it (by touch). Early stages can only be detected via blood work & not the TSH test which isn't used until many symptoms are showing. When I mentioned the weight loss issue (I've lost 70lbs already on my own over the course of a few years & plateaued) he said "People stop losing weight when they aren't totally disgusted by what they see in the mirror" which I found completely unprofessional. I felt like my problems were simply a means of me not trying. He went on to suggest a liquid diet of 600 calories for a few weeks which any person who knows anything about caloric needs to function know that this isn't a smart idea. I… exercise regularly - 1 hour a day, 5 days a week, moderate to high intensity - and eat clean & nothing is coming off, only gain super easily. It's a very sensitive subject for me & needed to be dealt with far more delicately than it was. Once I get my physical results back, I'm switching to someone else who'll actually listen & is less old fashioned in their approach to weight loss.